January 14, 2025 - Opinion by Anderson Curtis and Jennifer Paradis - CT MIRROR - Last month, a man named Hassau Powell died inside the walls of Yale’s health system, after presumably living there for some time. If you read the news about this, you were probably as confused as we were. Vague details made his last moments a mystery.   One thing was consistent, however: Powell was called a “squatter” — a person deemed unbelonging inside of a physical system. The irony will hit you in the face ... [ more ]

January 1, 2025 - Pluralism can be hard to understand, much less imagine in practice. One example of pluralism in practice is the work of the All In alliances in the Naugatuck Valley region of Connecticut. The initiative is a collaboration among dozens of local organizations and is supported by two “backbone” nonprofits—the Naugatuck Valley Project (NVP), a community organizing network, and TEAM, Inc., a community service agency. This case study draws from two focus groups with All In staff and participants ... [ more ]

December 9, 2024 - by Steve Bigham, Republican-American - WATERBURY – Greater Waterbury has lost a total 926 nursing home beds over the past 30 years, most of those losses coming since 2017. By 2035, that bed shortage is on pace to grow to 3,000, and, by 2045, as the population grows even older, the bed shortage is expected to grow to as high as 9,000 ... [ more ]

December 4, 2024 - by Alysha Gardner, Partnership for Strong Communities - As the housing crisis has come to a breaking point in Connecticut, we've seen a diverse coalition across the state come together and reinforce the need to invest in more, and more affordable, housing.  It is rare for one issue to be so unifying, but the message is clear for the upcoming legislative session: we need more housing now  ... [ more ]

October 4, 2024 - By Ginny Monk / CT Mirror - Connecticut’s homeless population could have fewer options for places to go during the day, and there will likely be more people turned away for overnight shelter this winter, because of a drop in funding for cold weather shelters, nonprofit workers say ... [ more ]

June 27, 2024 - CPTV - This compelling documentary by Connecticut Public Television underscores the legacy of exclusionary zoning and redlining imposed a painful divide we see today in our state's current housing crisis. Our towns and cities are segregated by race and class because of systemic barriers that have persisted over time. Witness the struggle and determination of those fighting for change ... [ more ]

June 19, 2024 - MILFORD,CT - Last night the Milford Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved Beth-El Center's proposed new operations site at 993 Bridgeport Avenue in Milford. In addition, there were over thirty written letters of support for the project plus fifty supporters who were present at the Planning and Zoning meeting. The Beth-El Center project had no community opposition to the planned expansion, a testament to the positive and trusting relationships built by the Beth-El Center with the community at large ... [ more ]

April 13, 2024 - NEW HAVEN - Leaders of multiple All In Alliance chapters joined forces with Naugatuck Valley Project (NVP), union organizers, and housing advocates at New Haven City Hall at a rally in support of the Emerson Tenants Union. The Emerson Tenants Union officially registered with the city's Fair Rent Commission in February 2024, becoming the city's fifth tenants union and the first to form against a landlord other than mega-landlord Ocean Management ... [ more ]

March 22, 2024 - SOUTHINGTON, CT - Today the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA) presented the All In Alliances in Ansonia, Derby, Milford, Oxford, Seymour, and Waterbury with their 2024 Citizen Planner Award, at their annual awards luncheon.  The ceremony was attended by over 60 Connecticut city planners and colleagues in government, public service, and philanthropy. CCAPA board member Debbie Lawlor, who offered the award, said “the All In Alliances are the recognized voice for the underdog.”  She continued, “We believe in what you’re doing, and we need what you’re doing to support our efforts all around the state.” ... [ more ]